Woman who gave birth in gas station charged with child neglect

A 30-year-old woman who police say gave birth to a baby girl in a gas station bathroom and then tried to pass it off as dead and put it in her car trunk in January is now facing child-neglect charges.

Kimberly Pritchard was arrested by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies on Tuesday and later released on $3,000 bond.

The child, who was spotted and then revived by a gas station clerk, is in state custody, according to Pritchard's arrest record.

The baby was born at the Shell Gas Station at 3905 Northlake Boulevard before sunrise on Jan. 17, according to the records.

The records say Pritchard had left her husband in New Hampshire and had just moved in with her mother. No address is given for her mother, and the report lists Pritchard's current address as "shelter."

Pritchard told investigators she was not feeling well because of the pregnancy and had gone to the Shell station looking for over-the-counter medication.

A medical report from the state's Child Protection Team indicates both mother and child tested positive for drugs.

"There are also indicators of medical neglect failing to bring child for medical attention," the team concluded according to the arrest report.